Jul 28, 2026 | Club event, Club Station, Events, News
SPECIAL EVENT STATION
Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship, Service, and Amateur Radio
09/19/26 through 09/26/26
Join the Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club as we celebrate 50 years of organized amateur radio in the Pottstown area. Throughout the week, club members will operate K3ZMCfrom home, portable, and club stations to commemorate the club’s history, honor its founders, and share the excitement of amateur radio with operators around the world. The celebration begins with a kickoff picnic and continues with seven days of on-the-air activity across multiple bands and modes. We invite everyone to join us in celebrating the friendships, service, and spirit of amateur radio that have defined PAARC for more than five decades. Please consider volunteering to work the airwaves as K3ZMC for PAARC. More to come!
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ANNIVERSARY PICNIC – Saturday, Sept. 19th
12 pm to 4 pm – Ironstone Park, Boyertown
141 Grist Mill Rd, Boyertown, PA 19512
Join us for a special day to celebrate that’s filled with fun, food, and fellowship at at Ironstone Park in Boyertown on Saturday, Sept. 19. Members and friends are welcome to bring the family. Reserve your spot by Sept. 16, by paying at the Sept. 4th meeting, or at the event. RSVP is suggested by sending a note to secretary at paarc dot net. Be sure to include your callsign.
$10 per person for adults, $7 for children under 14.
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PAARC applied to be a PAQP Bonus Station
Our president, Walt KB3SBC, has filed for PAARC to be a bonus station in the PA QSO Party on October 10 & 11, 2026 as K3ZMC. If the club is approved we will need operators to work this event. Stay tuned.
Oct 13, 2025 | Board, Club Meeting, News
St. James has a last minute funeral on our regular first Friday meeting date, so our meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, November 6th at 7 pm. Walt, KB3SBC is unable to present on this date, so we will have another activity. We will also accept nominations for the PAARC 2026 Board. Positions open for nomination are: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, all one year terms, and one Executive Board Member position with a 3 year term. To nominate a member by email, send your callsign and nominated party to secretary at paarc dot net by 1Wed. 1/5/25.
We meet at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., in Limerick, PA. Refreshments served.
Aug 19, 2025 | Club Meeting, Meeting, News
We welcome members and friends to join us on Friday, Sept. 5th for SKYWARN training at 7:00 pm, with Lou Ruh, WX3I. We meet at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. (Swamp Pike and Kugler Rd.) in Limerick, PA. This training will empower you to become a weather spotter for the National Weather Service. Refreshments will be served.
The meeting will be preceded by an Amateur Radio license exam at 5:00 pm on 9/5. Sign up at ham study.org. Scroll to Sept. 5th and look for PAARC. You need an FRN to take an exam. Learn more here:
https://www.paarc.net/license-exams/
Jun 8, 2025 | License Exams, Meeting, News
PAARC will not hold monthly meetings or Amateur Radio exams in July and August. We will return for in-person, first Friday meetings and exams beginning on September 5th. The Sept. 5th meeting will feature SKYWARN training, with Lou Ruh, WX3I. Weekly Nets, bi-weekly breakfasts, and the Monday Roundtable on Google Meet will continue throughout the summertime.
Mar 29, 2025 | Nets, News, Repeater
The UHF Repeater 443.55 was removed for service on 3/23/25. One of the cooling fans has failed and needs to be replaced. There are two fans in each repeater, Presently, the fans run continuously. The cabinet fan has failed, the condition of the second fan on the transmitter heat sink is unknown. Both will be replaced and a temperature controller will be installed which will control the fans to run only at a set temperature. Expect the repeater to be down for several days. The 2 meter repeater fans will be replaced later.
– PAARC Technical Committee
